POWER POINT PRESENTATIONOF

HISTORY OF MALAYALAM CINEMA

Submittedto the Department of Film Making

Loyola College Chennai 600 034

by(Name: R. Sudharsan)

(Dept no: 09-DFM-008)

Early Era

The first cinema hall was established in Trichur by K.W.Joseph in 1907.

Manually operated film projector.

Electrically operated film projector was established in Trichur by Jose

Kattukkaran in 1913.

Jose Electrical Bioscope'.

Tamil, Hindi and English films only projected.

The first Malayalam film, Vigathakumaran, in

1928.

Silent film, produced and directed by J. C.

Daniel.

The second film, Marthanda Varma in 1933.

Balan in 1938, was the first talkie in

Malayalam directed by S. Nottani.

The first major film studio, Udaya, was established in Kerala.

1920’s to 1940’s

1950’s

Themes from very relevant social issues.

Linked with the material from literature, drama, and politics from the very

beginning.

Jeevithanauka, (1951)

Musical drama which spoke about the ego clashes in a joint family.

Wins the President's silver medal.

Scripted by novelist, Uroob,

Directed by P. Bhaskaran and Ramu Kariat.

Contains elements of Italian neorealism.

Story of a printing press employee and his family

being stricken with extreme poverty.

Newspaper Boy - 1955

Neelakkuyil - 1954

1960’s

Notable directors in 1960s and 1970s.

Ramu Karyat, the director of

Neelakkuyil directed Chemmeen

(1965),

First Malayalam film to win the

National Film Award for Best Film.

P. Bhaskaran also directed a few acclaimed films

in the 1960s. Rarichan Enna Pouran(1956)

Iruttinte Atmavu

(1966). First colour film Kandam Bacha Coat (1961)

Murappennu (1965) directed by A. Vincent

Bhargavi Nilayam (1964) directed by A. Vincent.

Odeyil Ninnu directed by K.S. Sethumadhavan

Notable Films

Emergence of a new wave of cinema in Malayalam.

Introducing the works of the French and Italian New Wave directors to the

discerning Malayali film enthusiasts.

Adoor Gopalakrishnan's first film Swayamvaram

(1972)

The first Malayalam film to participate in an

international film festival.

An important author in Malayalam,

Directed his first film Nirmalyam, by M. T.

Vasudevan Nair

Won President's Gold Medal for the best film

Malayalam Parallel films of the 1970’s

G. Aravindan followed Adoor's lead with his Uttarayanam in 1974.

Aravindan was famous in Kerala as a cartoonist before he started

making films.

His Important MoviesKanchana Seeta (1977),

Thampu (1978), Kummatty (1979),

Chidambaram (1985), Oridathu (1986),

Vasthuhara (1990).

Adoor Gopalakrishnan

made Elipathayam in 1981.

This movie was widely

acclaimed and won the

British Film Institute award.

His Important Movies Mukhamukham (1984),

Anantharam (1987)

Mathilukal (1989),

Vidheyan (1994),

Kathapurushan (1995)

Nizhalkkuthu (2003).

Malayalam Art Cinema of the early 1980s

Padmarajan made his early works in this period including the movie Koodevide (1983)

His important movies Peruvazhiyambalam - 1979

Oridathoru Phayalwan – 1981

Thinkalazcha Nalla Divasam – 1985

Namukku Parkan Munthiri Thoppukal – 1986

Desadanakkili Karayarilla – 1986

Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil - 1986

This period was characterised by detailed screenplays dealing with everyday life with a lucid narration of plot intermingling with humour and melancholy.

Perumthachan (1990), directed by Ajayan with Santosh Sivan as the

cinematographer.

Brilliant cinematography and lighting.

Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal (1986) by Padmarajan also the

important movie in this period.

Kireedam (1989) directed by Sibi Malayil,

Mathilukal(1989) directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan

'Amaram'(1991) directed by Bharathan,

Kaakothikaavile Appoopan Thadikal(1988) directed by Kamal

'Sargam'(1992) directed by Hariharan.

'Golden Age' of Malayalam cinema

Other important movies in this period

The period had an abundance of movies rich in creative humour from directors like Priyadarshan, Sathyan Anthikkad and Kamal.

Piravi (1989) by Shaji N. Karun

The first Malayalam film to win the Caméra

d'Or-Mention at the Cannes Film Festival.

Other notable contributions of this period

Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Mammootty started

acting in this period.

They have now become the most sought after

actors in the industry

'Golden Age' of Malayalam cinema

His Highness Abdullah (1990) directed by Sibi Malayil

Abhayam (1991) directed by Sivan

Daisy (1988) directed by Prathap K Pothan.

Important films in this period

Mathilukal(1990) and Vidheyan(1993) by director Adoor Gopalakrishnan.

'Bharatham' (1991) by Sibi Malayil,

Ulladakkam(1991) by director kamal

Manichitrathazhu (1993) by Fazil.

Ponthan mada(1993) by T.V.Chandran

Desadanam (1997) by Jayaraaj.

Malayalam cinema through early-mid 1990s

Swaham (1994) directed by Shaji N.Karun, the second

Malayalam film entry into the Cannes International Film

Festival,

where it was a nominee for the Palme d'Or.

Murali Nair's Marana Simhasanam later

won the Caméra d'Or at the 1999 Cannes

Film Festival

Malayalam cinema through early-mid 2000s

The Malayalam film industry in recent times has been affected by the

spread of satellite digital television and film piracy.

Slapstick comedy is the predominant theme in the films of this era.

popularity of Tamil and Hindi movies in Kerala.

Many of the films released at this time become biggest hits movies.

Important movies

Meesamadhavan (2002) by Lal Jose CID Moosa (2003) by Johny Antony

Kunjikkoonan directed by Sasi Shankar (2002)

It was remaked then in tamil as pearalagan

Udayananu Tharam

Note Book

Classmates

Kazhcha

Keerthi Chakra

Vinoda Yatra

Rajamanikyam

Arabi Kadha

Kadha Paryumbol

This era has seen new promising actors likeDileep Prithviraj, Narain, Jayasurya, Indrajith, along with stalwarts Mammooty and Mohanlal.

Notable movies of this era

Malayalam cinema through mid-late 2000s